Flowers in Bloom

Seeds I planted a few months ago along our front walk way are finally in bloom.  I love the color, so here are a few pictures of Elena, Carl and the flowers after finishing our afternoon walk with Cooper.  Elena is also in bloom.  She has gone from mellow baby to crazy wild child!  She has mastered standing up and can scale just about anything to stand and now she is constantly on the go.  She swims down the hallway, loves going into the bathroom (door now remains closed) and will even follow me down to our bedroom.  When she stands she tests her balance, she'll let go of one hand and sometimes both.  She has also mastered how to sit down from standing position.  Elena has had a few head bumps but seems to have a hard head and seldom cries.  She still loves to play patty-cake but our new game is to "rub noses," she giggles and loves to rub noses.  We called them Eskimo kisses when I was growing up.